The Portland daily press., 1887-09-28
cLEDHILL HEARD FROM.
The Statement that He Is Looking
"Seedy" More than He Can Stand.
Ne Hopes the Papers will "CIve Him
Rest" In the Future.

Some days ago the PRESS had an article
in reference to Gledhil, the embezzler of
the Citizens Relief Society, who was said to
be in Montreal and to have been in company
there with young man who the detectives
mistook for McNeally. Yesterday the PRESS
received the following letter from Mr.. Gled-
hill
=, MONTREAL, Sept. %, 1887.
10 The Editor Of the Press:
Kindly publish the following and correct
the wrong impression the article Elm your
issue OF the Goth inst, entitled Mistaken
identlty has produced among my many
friends in Portland.
The facts are these: | arrived in Montreal
Friday morning, the 10th inst, and while
walking along the street the afternoon of
the same day, with a yonng gentleman who
came east on the same train with me, we
were suddenly accosted, and without allow
ing us word of explanation, hustled into
cab by couple of very excited individuals
who later on introduced themselves as De-
tectives Gribben and Robertson of Portland
and Montreal respectively. When inside the
cab a photo" of McNeally was produced
and thrust into the face of my friend by
Robertson who at the same time seemed
very anxious to convince him he was the
original of the photo.
1t may not be out of place for me to re-
mark right here, that my friend no more re-
SSSHDSN viz PiosO thdh Olbt lldll QO6o Dug
Light.
The two detectives soon began to tumble"
TO the fact that they had made 4 mistake
and after calling at the offices of the Cana
dian Pacific, and interviewing my friends
father. who, by the way, is a gentleman who
does large shipping business in Yokohama,
japan. instead of a railroad official as report
ed, and after questioning me little further,
and it did not take me long to convince them
tnat l knew nothing whatever as to Nc
Neatly or his whereabouts, we were released
by and with many apologies from our new
and forced acquaintance.
The statement that | have tried sto make
arrangements with the Citizens Relief to
come back, is entirely erroneous. If that
last place would go to.
did, however, make a proposition, not
long ago, to b. ID. Verrill Esq, in view of
compromising the matter, which, / think,
would have been accepted had it been
brought up, before g. full meeting Of the
members. Mr.. Verrill could not consider it,
81, have no thought of making any further
advances.
l beg to take exception to that part of
your article which says "Gledhill is de-
s scrloed as E.i looking very seedy" Your in,
not know what he was talking about.
In conclusion may l be allowed to ask
what possible good it does to give such gross
mlsstatements TO the public. Ever since Nc
Neaily,s departure the papers have been
holding uthope of his immediate arrest and
1t has been the same in great many other
cases that have come TO my notice.
Facts, and less rOmancing, would, | am
sure, be more acceptable to the reading
public.
do not insinuate anything, am writing
for practice, but | sometimes wonder, il the
public ever think that detectives, perhaps
find 1t more worth their while sometimes, to
aid and protect a man instead of arresting
him.
Hoping you will give me rest in the
future, l am sir,
Yours very truly,
f. I. GLEDHILL.
7. S.-Will you kindly tell me if the law
allows private letters to be held back, open
ed and read while in the charge of the Post
Office Department. GLEDHILL.